Food Bank for New York City

What happens when you cross a celebrity chef with a celebrity actress/lifestyle coach? You get the "Food Stamp Challenge."

Last week, American chef and restaurateur Mario Batali challenged Gwyneth Paltrow, the Academy Award-winning actress and avid foodie, to eat on $29 a week, purportedly the amount a single food stamp user receives in benefits.

The stunt is part of an awareness campaign by the Food Bank for New York City to highlight congressional budget cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP (formerly food stamps) — and asks people to participate so they can "understand what our friends and neighbors are going...

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What happens when you cross a celebrity chef with a celebrity actress/lifestyle coach? You get the "Food Stamp Challenge."
Last week, American chef and restaurateur Mario Batali challenged Gwyneth Paltrow, the Academy Award-winning actress...